Arizona AG rivals Mayes and Petersen trade attacks over experience, donors and deportation

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 1,635

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Senate President Warren Petersen spent an hour talking over each other and making snide comments in a Wednesday night debate over which of the two candidates should be the state’s top law enforcement official for the next four years.

Mayes highlighted the lawsuits her office has been involved in under her leadership as proof that she’s fought for Arizonans and will continue to do so if …

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